252 pp, square small 4to (10 1/8" H x 10 1/8" D), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs and map. "(R)eexamines Venice with a fresh eye, climbing over garden walls, peeking through keyholes and slipping unnoticed through portals to reveal the intimate side of theis majestic city...we enter the modern apartments, small country homes, and the palazzos as well as the workshops of the glassmakers, weavers, lacemakers, and other artisans who have made Venice crafts famous. We experience Venetian holidays and the pleasures of rowing (Venetian-style, of course). Leaving aside the famous monuments and museums, the author takes us into the city's many neighborhoods, each with its own color and unique soul, and introduces us to their inhabitants. The book also includes a listing of more than 200 addresses of the finest hotels, restaurants, and shops...captures the diverse tastes of the Venetians for the first time, creating a fascinating portrait of a people and their remarkable art of living." A small oval light stain at top of front board, very minor edge wear tiny light mark on front pastedown. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling - moderate with two tiny tears at top of spine, light rubbing, small light liquid stain with some surface paper loss at top inside edge of front panel. VG/VG-

VENICE ITALY APARTMENTS COUNTRY HOMES PALAZZOS PALACES WORKSHOPS GLASS